# Bunge, POET, others warn Trump on biofuel exemptions for oil | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Bunge, POET, the American Soybean Association, Darling Ingredients and others wrote to President Trump urging him not to expand small refinery exemptions. They argue more exemptions would undermine the 2026-27 RVOs finalized in March.

- Date: 2026-08-27 · published 2026-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15003-bunge-poet-others-warn-trump-on-biofuel-exemptions-for-oil-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Industry opposition and speculation about larger exemptions have pressured soybean oil and RIN prices, since broader exemptions would cut biofuel feedstock demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2024-11-09 | [Industry calls for reform to LCFS biofuel guardrails \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15171-industry-calls-for-reform-to-lcfs-biofuel-guardrails-agri-pulse-communications.md) | -1.3% | -8.2% |
| SBO | 2021-09-22 | [Biofuel blending targets could include big volume cuts  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44935-biofuel-blending-targets-could-include-big-volume-cuts-agri-pulse.md) | +4.9% | +12.0% |
| SBO | 2024-09-04 | [Biofuel groups, fuel retailers fight California’s proposed restrictions \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15185-biofuel-groups-fuel-retailers-fight-california-s-proposed-restrictions-agri.md) | -2.4% | -0.4% |
| SBO | 2025-10-01 | [America's soybean farmers face 'Groundhog Day' with murky biofuel policy \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15082-america-s-soybean-farmers-face-groundhog-day-with-murky-biofuel-policy-agri.md) | +3.1% | +2.7% |
| SBO | 2018-04-25 | [RFS waivers wiped out billion gallons in biofuel demand, Perdue says \| 2018-04-25 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65397-rfs-waivers-wiped-out-billion-gallons-in-biofuel-demand-perdue-says-2018-04-25.md) | -3.0% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2024-11-09 | [Industry calls for reform to LCFS biofuel guardrails \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15171-industry-calls-for-reform-to-lcfs-biofuel-guardrails-agri-pulse-communications.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2024-09-04 | [Biofuel groups, fuel retailers fight California’s proposed restrictions \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15185-biofuel-groups-fuel-retailers-fight-california-s-proposed-restrictions-agri.md) | -2.0% | +6.0% |
| SOY | 2025-10-01 | [America's soybean farmers face 'Groundhog Day' with murky biofuel policy \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15082-america-s-soybean-farmers-face-groundhog-day-with-murky-biofuel-policy-agri.md) | +2.0% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/25156-bunge-poet-others-warn-trump-on-biofuel-exemptions-for-oil

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